Wireless Communications for First Responders

Table of Contents

1.0 Introduction

• 1.1 General-Mobility and Interoperability
• 1.2 Requirements to Public Safety Radio
• 1.3 Interoperability Categories
• 1.4 Classification 1.5 Criteria
• 1.6 States and Federal Support
• 1.7 Scope
• 1.8 Research Methodology
• 1.9 Target Audience

2.0 Satellite Communications - Help from the Sky

• 2.1 General
• 2.2 Features
• 2.3 Planning
• 2.4 Technology Specifics
  • 2.4.1 Scenarios
• 2.5 Services
• 2.6 Benefits and Issues
• 2.7 Channels
• 2.8 Voice
• 2.9 Services and Providers
  • 2.9.1 CapRock
  • 2.9.2 Cyren Call Communications Corp
  • 2.9.3 Inmarsat
  • 2.9.4 Iridium and JPS
    • 2.9.4.1 Iridium
  • 2.9.5 PacStar and Spacenet
  • 2.9.6 DataPath
  • 2.9.7 New Hampshire Satellite Responder Network
  • 2.9.8 IDirect Technologies
  • 2.9.9 IP Access International
  • 2.9.10 SES Americom
  • 2.9.11 Anvil
  • 2.10.12 Vendors
    • RaySat Antenna
    • Raytheon JPS

3.0 Mesh Networks

• 3.1 Definition
• 3.2 Major Features
  • 3.2.1 General
  • 3.2.2 Attractiveness
• 3.3 Benefits and Limitations
• 3.4 Major WMN Applications
• 3.5 Architectures
  • 3.5.1 Frequency Bands
• 3.6 Routing Protocols
  • 3.6.1 Lack of Standardization
  • 3.6.2 Applications Variety
  • 3.6.3 Protocols
• 3.7 Security Issues
  • 3.7.1 General
  • 3.7.2 IEEE 802.11
  • 3.7.3 UWB (Ultra Wideband) Technology
  • 3.7.4 ZigBee
  • 3.7.5 Summary-Public Safety Security
• 3.8 Market: Mesh Networks
  • 3.8.1 Market Estimate
    • 3.8.1.1 Market Leaders
    • 3.8.1.2 Forecast
• 3.9 Major WMN Vendors and their Products
  • Atheros (chipsets)
  • BelAir (Nodes)
  • Cisco (Protocols, Nodes)
  • Crossbow (nodes)
  • Dust Networks (WMN Nodes)
  • Ember (ZigBee chips for WMN)
  • Intel (Nodes)
  • IWT(Network Solution)
  • IPMobileNet (WMN)
  • FireTide (Mesh network-Public safety applications)
  • Kiyon
  • MeshDynamics (Nodes)
  • Millennial Net (SW and Systems)
  • Moteiv (Nodes and SW)
  • MeshNetworks (Motorola)
  • Mitre (protocols)
  • Motorola (Nodes-Public Safety Communications)
  • Newtrax (WSN-mesh, UGS)
  • NexGen City (Mesh-Public Safety)
  • Northrop Grumman (Nodes)
  • Nortel (WMN Systems)
  • NovaRoam (Public Safety Communications -WMN)
  • Octave Technologies (SW)
  • PacketHop (WMN SW; in a process of acquiring by SRI International)
  • Proxim (WMN Nodes)
  • Rajant (WMN-Military, First Responders)
  • Sensoria (WMN for Public Safety Communications)
  • Sensicast (WMN for Industrial Automation)
  • SIAE (WMN for IA)
  • SkyPilot Networks (WMN Nodes)
  • Strix (Nodes-First Responders)
  • Trango (Mesh for First responders)
  • Qorvus (WMN for IA)
  • Tropos (routers, OS)
  • Ubiwave (Mesh Network)
• 3.10 WMN and First Responders

4.0 Ultra Wideband (UWB) Technologies and First Responders Communications

• 4.1 General
• 4.2 Obstacles
• 4.3 Benefits
• 4.4 Definition
• 4.5 Rates
• 4.6 Spectrum Allocation
• 4.7 Choices
• 4.8 Major Features
• 4.9 Standards and Regulations
  • 4.9.1 Multiband OFDM
    • 4.9.1.1 WiNet
  • 4.9.2 DS-UWB
  • 4.9.3 Groups
  • 4.9.4 Security
• 4.10 Major Applications
  • 4.10.1 UWB-Bluetooth
• 4.11 Market Estimate
  • 4.11.1 General
  • 4.11.2 Geographical Segmentation
  • 4.11.3 Forecast
• 4.12 Industry
  • Aether (localization devices)
  • Alereon (chipsets)
  • Artimi (chipsets)
  • BBN (radio, first responders applications)
  • Camero (radar, equipment for first responders)
  • Focus Enhancement (chipsets)
  • Freescale (chipsets, systems)
  • General Atomics (chipsets)
  • Intel (Chips, standards)
  • Multispectral (RFID and others)
  • Parco (RFID)
  • Pulse~ Link (chipsets)
  • Staccato (chipsets)
  • Time Domain (chipsets-fusion of communications & radar)
  • Tzero (chipsets)
  • Ubisense (RFID-tracking)
  • Wisair (chipsets)
  • WiQuest (chipsets)

5.0 P25-Standard Trunked Radio for First Responders

• 5.1 Introduction
• 5.2 General
  • 5.2.1 Beginning
• 5.3 Project 25/TIA 102: Scope
  • 5.3.1 Efforts
  • 5.3.2 Phased Approach
    • 5.3.2.1 Transition
  • 5.3.3 General Mission and Objectives
  • 5.3.4 Technical Highlights
    • 5.3.4.1 Common Air Interface
    • 5.3.4.2 RF Sub-system
    • 5.3.4.3 Inter-system Interface
    • 5.3.4.4 Telephone Interconnect Interface
    • 5.3.4.5 Network Management Interface
    • 5.3.4.6 Host and Network Data Interfaces
  • 5.3.5 Major Characteristics-Summary
• 5.4 Spectrum: Problems
  • 5.4.1 Major Improvements
• 5.5 Services
• 5.6 Network Scenario
  • 5.6.1 P25 and TETRA
• 5.7 Market
  • 5.7.1 Prices
  • 5.7.2 Forecast
• 5.8 Vendors
  • Daniels
  • EADS
  • EF Johnson
  • Kenwood
  • M-A-Com (TycoElectronic)
  • Motorola
  • Relm
  • Raytheon
  • Tait Electronics
  • Technisonic
  • Westel
  • Wireless Pacific

6.0 Conclusions

Appendix 1 - Project 25/ANSI 102 Major Standards

• Figure 1: First Responders: Frequency Bands
• Figure 2: Satellite Channels
• Figure 3: Radio Technologies for WMN
• Figure 4: Mesh Network Equipment Sale: Market Estimate ($B)
• Figure 5: Estimate: Mesh Network equipment Sale for First Responders Application
• Figure 6: Technology Segmentation: Mesh Network Market
• Figure 7: Mesh Network Market Geography (2006)
• Figure 8: UWB Spectrum
• Figure 9: Market Estimate: UWB Circuitry ($B)
• Figure 10: Market Estimate: Multiband OFDM UWB Circuitry ($B)
• Figure 11: Market Estimate: DS UWB Circuitry ($B)
• Figure 12: Estimate of UWB Market - Communications Applications ($B)
• Figure 13: P25 Network Architecture
• Figure 14: P25 Phased Approach
• Figure 15: Estimate of the U.S. P25 Radio Market
• Figure 16: Worldwide P25 Market Estimate ($B)

• Table 1: States Emergency Network Examples
• Table 2: WMN Security Options
• Table 3: Comparison: DS-UWB and MB-OFDM
• Table 4: UWB Forum and WiMedia
• Table 5: P25 Services1
• Table 6: P25 Radio Prices